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11.08.2009

Oh, Lorna's, I love you so. . . .

Note: There is a blog contest with this post! (Details at the bottom of this post. But hey, while your here, why not read my blog?)

So, yesterday, me and some of my fine knitting buddies ventured down to Lorna's Laces for a tour. You may recall we did this in December as well. Super fun. If you live in Chicago and have can get together 12 people, you can have your own Lorna's Laces tour. Seriously. Call your knitter friends. Then email Beth. It's so worth it. Anyway, so we drove down there and were so happy to see all the yarn dyeing in action!

Here's Beth (the owner of Lorna's Laces) dyeing some sock yarn in the Andersonville colorway:

And then there was all that Mill End yarn to buy:That was just one of the tables of yarn. There were, like, four tables full of yarn. Cathy even got enough yarn to knit a Hey Teach sweater. So, like I said. Make a call, send an email. Go see those lovely Lorna's people. It's a seriously good time.

Here is my haul:I am seriously into the semi-solid sock yarn right now. So, I got some of that. Then, the magenta and brown sport weight just screamed out to me. "MAKE ME INTO FAIR ISLE MITTENS!" I listen when yarn screams at me, so I bought that too.

What's that? You are jealous that you didn't get to go to Lorna's Laces? That's ok, I got you some yarn too!

That's right, a blog giveaway! Just leave a comment (including your email address or Ravelry name) and you will be entered into a random drawing for this lovely yarn:That's two skeins of Lorna's Laces Shepherd Sock Multi. It is a Mill End, but I can say with the last Lorna's Mill End I knit with there was not a thing wrong with it. Just lovely lovely yarn.

I will be accepting comments until Thursday, November 12th at 5pm. Then a random number generator will select the winner. Good luck and happy knitting!

In 1955 Mom moved from Chicago to SF. What's wrong with that woman? Didn't she know I'd want to be near Lorna's? Oh well, I'll just visit vicariously thru your blog. Thanks for sharing the photos and the yarn!

I used to live in Chicago for a short time and wished I had know about/taken the LL tour - the yarn is so so so beautiful!! Love the colors you picked for your mittens and the contest! Thanks so much :)

Oh boy, do I understand screaming yarn!! I hope I win... I need a smile. I've had a really rough week. My husband's computer died, cat needed a vet visit (didn't die, TG), then my computer died. I've lost all my photos, all my knitting patterns (including the ones I'm writing), all the stuff for my acupuncture clinic (I'm the owner). Okay, it's my own fault I wasn't backed up, but it still hurts. :( Sorry to run on but the pain is fresh. sigh. Thanks for a very generous contest!

Lorna's is in Chicago? Seriously? I wish I'd been a knitter when I lived there. Of course, there probably wasn't a Lorna's at that point. I lived there last in 1995. Wow. That's a long time ago now! (revlahart on Rav)

Wow sounds like a fun little trip! It's so nice of them to offer that tour, but unfortunately (fortunately?) I don't live near Chicago. But if you do know of any places in NYC that offer something similar I would definitely be up for those!